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Stay at the table until you have a final deal and it's got to be bipartisan because of democratic votes in the senate. i will support a bipartisan deal. if he were to say that, that would be really, really helpful. but the issues, you know, that were being debated, budgetary numbers, emergency relief, c.h.i.p. reauthorization, d.r.e.a.m.ers are well discussed. it's just a decision point. look, that can be hard. >> more on that meeting over at the white house, coming up next.

>> do you know president's position on daca? >> i think the president's position on daca will evolve once he knows where democrats are on border security. it has to come together. >> that is -- i understand -- >> it is march 5th and the deadline tonight for the c.h.i.p. reauthorization is midnight. >> it is not. the c.h.i.p. reauthorization could be done separately. >> so my point is in louisiana -- they tell me they are shutting down the program because they are out of money. this is no longer a theoretical. >> but i'm trying to figure out why is it shameful that the democrats want to use dac...

In a different way saying enough is enough, let's give certainty to the military. we're unified on that. perhaps the differences are on the tactics we're using versus necessarily the overall strategy. >> will a six-year extension of the children's health insurance program be included in the legislation tonight? >> it will be included. you know, it's interesting, you led in with a nancy pelosi quote, which is interesting when she gives a graphic description with a cherry on top, describing the chip reauthorization in that way, and i can tell you we're going to support the chip reauthorization, ...

Is, indeed, putting chip reauthorization in there. you'd think it would be more a bipartisan thing, but he's been supportive of it, tells me that personally,mentes that reauthorized, and as you know, we've already voted twice to fund that here in the house with republican-only votes, and so let's go ahead and get that done, that's part of not kicking the can done the road as well. >> do you think he understands what you guys want? six years, not a 30 day extension, of chip, the children's health insurance program, a six-year extension? that tweet this morning seemed to underscore that he didn'...

The president have just in january lan. this is must-pass stuff for the most part. spending bill. that's definitely must pass. they kicked the can to january. c.h.i.p. reauthorization. that's the health plan for needy children. that is a must plan. disaster relief, same thing. daca border security, the deadline is technically march, but, you know, you're hearing a lot of talk about trying to get a deal for the d.r.e.a.m.ers before that. and then, of course, it's, phil, as you know, obamacare fixes that were promised to republicans like susan collins, as part of the tax reform bill. that's a he...